Published by Pitman Publishing, New York, 1939
Seller: Charles Lewis Best Booksellers, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: In quite good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full pictorial cloth sans dust jacket, pp.ix, 412 , indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars . "Curtains Going Up"delves into the community theatre movement, which was described as "one of the newer social forces in modern American life" at the time. We couldn't find specific reviews for this book, but it's an intriguing exploration of the world of community theater.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. hardback in very good minus condition.
Language: English
Published by The Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1946
Seller: Idler Fine Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Albert McCleery [Association/Recipient]; Karl Uhlemann (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, illustrated wraps with six black-and-white woodcut illustrations, 24pp. Printed by Colm O Lochlainn at the Sign of the Three Candles, Fleet Street, Dublin. Signed and inscribed by Lennox Robinson directly on the title page: "For / Albert / McCleery / from Lennox Robinson / N.Y. Sept. 1947" Albert McCleery was a film director, producer, writer, and creator of Cameo Theatre for television in 1950. Faint toning to cover margins and a crease/bump to bottom corner, else book in fine condition. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Pitman, New York, 1939
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Illustrated. 407 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly chipped. New York: Pitman Publishing Corporation, 1939.
Published by Pitman, NY, 1939
Seller: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers & Appraisers, Roosevelt, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. pp: ix, 412, index; 64pp illus from photographs. 9.25" x 6" This is an association copy, presented to a woman by the president of the Civic Little Theatre, Allentown, PA. Mounted on the rear endsheet is a certificate of merit to the same woman, presented for "loyal service" to the Civic Little Theatre. Also present is a handwritten list of CLT productions.
Published by Pitman Publishing, New York, 1939
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Decorated boards. Interesting gift inscription to a writer, a little spotting on the boards, very good without dust jacket.
Published by Pitman Publishing, NY, 1939
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. NY, Pitman (1939). 412 pages, Hardcover, very good condition, no jacket.
Published by Pitman Pub. Corp, New York, 1939
Seller: BIBLIOPE by Calvello Books, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good(+). Octavo in yellow DJ, red front DJ, ix, 2 leaves, 3-412 pages including forms and b&w plates, 24 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. Little theater movement, Community theater. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, moderate soiling to spine and edges, light soiling to fore-edges, clean pages, tight binding, sunned DJ spine, about six inch closed tear to rear DJ, one inch closed tear to rear DJ-top edge, quarter inch clipped tear to DJ spine foot, half-inch clipped tear to DJ spine head, little more than one inch tear to front DJ edge, about half inch tear to rear DJ-top edge, light soiling to rear DJ, four tiny tears to front DJ-rear edge, gently torn front DJ-rear corner, else Very Good(+) in Good DJ. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated).
Published by Pitman Publishing Group
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition book. An ex-library copy with the usual amount of stamps. No dust jacket. Light shelf wear. The contents show a typical amount of tanning and age but also remain clean and well-bound.
Published by Pitman Publishing Corp, 1929
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
unknown_binding. Condition: Very Good.
Published by Pitman Publishing Corporation, New York, 1939
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Small 4to. Yellow pictorial cloth, pictorial dust jacket. ix, 412pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear. A tight, quite attractive first edition of this (to cite front flap copy) "Comprehensive View of the American Theatre beyond Broadway -- the theatre of community groups" from the library of a notable Chicago participant, Joseph Hunley (1922-2016), actor and USO performer who went on to direct plays for Chicago's famed Goodman Theatre and founded a community theatre. Front flyleaf bears his large and bold inked "Josef Hunley / Goodman Theatre / Chicago, Illinois.".
Published by National Broadcasting Company [NBC], Burbank, CA, 1958
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Draft script for the 89th episode of season three of the 1955-1958 anthology televison series. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford, with his name on the title page in manuscript ink and his annotations throughout. Embittered after being fired by his brother-in-law, a man takes out his anger on his wife by not allowing her to adopt a child. The episode originally aired on February 4, 1958, on NBC. Housed in a brown card folder with a label noting the script title affixed to the front. Self wrappers. Title page present, undated, noted as production No. 4710, with credit for screenwriter Anthony Spinner. 85 leaves, with last page of text numbered 81. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, bound internally with three gold brads.
Published by N.p., N.p., 1942
Photograph
Vintage reference photograph from the 1942 film, showing director Mitchell Leisen talking to actors Marlene Dietrich and Fred MacMurray between takes. Provenance stamp on the verso. An eccentric, unmarried actress who longs for motherhood finds an abandoned baby, and enlists a divorced pediatrician's help in raising the child. Set in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with paper tape reinforcements on the corner versos.